Ice-tongs.



- PATENTED MAY 28 '1907. W. T. MUNABB E P. ENDBRS.

10E Toms. APPLIUATIN FILED MAR. 27. 1907.

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WITNESS/E5 WILLIAM lT tMoNABB, OF BEN Avon', ANDFRANK ENDERS. orPENNsYLvANLA. i

ICE-TCNG-s.

Speccation of Letters Patent. i

.i Y Patented `lliay28, 19.07.,;

Application filed March 27,1907. Serial No, 364,809- ll vTo a/ZZwh/om itmay concern.

` Be it known that we, WILLIAM T MoNABB, residing at Ben Avon, in thecounty of Allegheny, and FRANK ENDEns, residing at Kittanning, inthecounty of Armstron State oi Pennsylvania, citizens oftheUnited States ofAmerica, haveI invented certainl 'new and useful Improvements in.Ice-Tongs, of which the following is a speciiicatiomreference bep inghad therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to ice tongs, and the invention has for itsbbject toprovide novel .means for closing a pair of tongsand.automatically opening thefsame. f

Another object ofthis invention is to im- -prove the construction .ofice tongs `by in- .creasing their `strength,"dura bili ty and effi--ciency. 1

A further object of this inventionl is to .provide ice tongs that can bereadily manipuv .lated With one hand, thus leavin the other .hand of anoperatorfreeto manipulate another 'similar devicer orperform other work.

With the above and other objects in view,

which will more readily appear as the inven- .tlon is better understood,the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangementof partsto be hereinafter more fully described andv then specificallypointedl out in the appended claims. Y

Referring to the drawing forming art of. this specification, likenumerals of re erence designato corresponding parts throughout theseveral views, in which:

'i Figure l-isa front elevationoi ourimproved ice tongs partly insection, Fig. 2 is-a.

side elevationof thejsame, Fig. 3 is a fra mentary elevationillustratinga Aslightly modgifiedforrnoiconstruction.

vTo put our invention into practice, .we emloy two metallic plates Leachoiwhich is ormed with a central` raised. portionl prof viding a sleeveor guide way when said plates are secured together by rivets 3. i

Secured to the outer sides'ofthe plateslL by rivets 4 are the bifurcatedends 5 of a" handle 6, said handle bein substantially of a rectangularform adapte to accommodate i the handlev 7 of an actuating rod 8, saidrod lbeing movably mounted inthe sleeve 2.

Suitablysecured to the handle 7 is a leaf `spr'in 9, said sprin bearingagainst theun-l dersi e of the hand e6 andnorm'allyholding the handle-7in alowered position.

j lThe lower end of the actuatinrg rod 9 is provided with a cross head10. an pivotalljyT connected to said cross head, as at 11, are. two`hook-shaped members or tines 12, these members or tines being suitablyshaped ac.4

cording to the use of our improved tongs.

The members or tines 12. are further con-l nected by links 14 to theplates 1. y By referring to Fig. '1 of the drawings,.it

will" be observed that the handle 67is conl structed of a strap, whilethe handle 7 is constructed fom the upper end of the actuating..

rod 8. ln'Fi 3 of the'drawings, we have illustrated a s ightmodification wherein the rivets 3 and 4 are dispensed with andthe plates1 formed integral with thehandle .6,

.this construction reducing the expense of manufacturing the tongs.

In operatiomit will be observed that it 'is only necessary to, grip the'handles 6, and 7 and compress the spring 9 to elevate the vactuatingvrod 8 and 4close the hook-shaped members or tines 12 upon the object tobe elevated or lifted by the tongs.

Our improved tongs. areconstructed of strong and durable metal and wedesire it to be understood that such changes in the size,

proportion and'minor details of construction,

as 'are permissible -by the appended claims,- may be resorted tovWithout departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.. l

What we lclaim and desire to secure by -Letters Patent, is

1. A pair of ice tongs consisting of con- .nected plates, a sleeveformed by said plates, a handle connected to said plates, an actuating'rodl mo v ably mounted in said 'sleeve and terminating in a handlewithin the rst mentioned handle, a spring located between saidhandlesfor holding said actuating rod in a lowered position,ahead'carried by the lower endof said rod, hook-shaped members orv tinespivotally cnnected to. said head, and links connecting' said membersortines with said plates, substantially as described.

.2..A pair of tongsconsisting of a sleeve, a

vhandle located above said sleeve, an actuat. Iing rod slidably mountedin .said sleeve and IOO "-- sald rod 3.'A .pair of tongs'embodyingplates providing a handle, a rod slidably mounted between said platesand terminating in a handle Within thevfirst mentioned handle,hookshaped members connecting with the lower end of said rod,` linksconnecting said members and said plates, andmeans interposed betweensaid handles lor maintainingsaid rod in a lowered position.' 15 Intestimony whereof we aHix our signam.- tures in the presence of twowitnesses? WILLIAM T. MCNABB FRANK ENDERS.l i

Witnesses to' signature of W. T. McNabb:

MAX H. SRoLovlTz, A. J. TRIGG.

As to Frank Enders:

HENRY JAMES, As'A B. DE LONG.

